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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2011
Kim Nutley, Inverurie, GB;
Brian Nutley, Aberdeen, GB;
Kim Nutley, Inverurie, GB;
Brian Nutley, Aberdeen, GB;
Swelltec Limited, Dyce, Aberdeen, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus and assembly create a seal in a wellbore around a cable or line. The assembly includes a longitudinal body and a swellable portion which comprises a material selected to increase in volume on exposure to at least one triggering fluid. The swellable portion has a formation open to the longitudinal surface of the body which provides a pathway for a cable or line to extend through the swellable portion, and an insert of swellable material. The insert may partly or fully enclose or encapsulate the cable or line. a formation which is open to an outer longitudinal surface of the body.